Tension prevailed in Jajupur district’s Dharmasala area following a CRPF Jawan, who was found severely injured under mysterious conditions in front of his house in Nalakula village on Sunday night, succumbed to his injuries in the SCB Medical College Hospital on Tuesday morning.
Alleging that the Jawan, Soumya Ranjan Parida, had been assaulted by miscreants, enraged locals blocked the Baruan-Balichandrapur road by keeping the body on the road, demanding immediate arrest of the culprits.
According to reports, Parida was on a vacation for the last three months. On January 27, he had gone to attend a wedding reception with his friends. Late in the night, he was found lying on the road in front of his house with critical injuries.
His family members first rushed him to a hospital here and later shifted him to SCB Hospital as his condition further deteriorated.
However, the Jawan died while undergoing treatment at the hospital. His family members alleged that he has been killed by some miscreants.
Meanwhile, police have detained a person and are interrogating him in connection with death of Parida. The detainee was identified as Saroj Parida (26), a friend of Soumya, of Bhagabanpur village.